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Families fight 25 minutes into holiday

A third of parents claimed that their children were the cause of a family argument

27 November 2012 • 12:00am

Barely have the plants been watered, the passports double-checked and the first leg of the journey begun, when an argument breaks out, according to some parents.

The vast majority (69 per cent) of 1,234 parents questioned by the discount website MyVoucherCodes.co.uk, said their family fought while they were away.

When asked when their family fought, the most popular answer was within the first 25 minutes, citing reasons such as “running late for a flight”.

More than half of parents said the argument was usually triggered by either “themselves or their partner”, while a third claimed that their children were the cause.

After running late, the second most popular reason for fighting was forgetting something (42 per cent), followed by the pressure of spending too much time together (36 per cent). Disagreements over what activities to do (28 per cent) and where to eat (23 per cent) were also blamed.